Grade 11 ELA: Exploring Root Words
This worksheet focuses on identifying and understanding Latin and Greek root words, their meanings, and how they contribute to the meaning of complex English vocabulary.
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Grade 11 ELA: Exploring Root Words
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Read each question carefully and provide your best answer. This worksheet will test your knowledge of common Latin and Greek root words and their application in English vocabulary.
1. Which of the following words contains the root meaning 'to hear'?
Auditory
Visual
Tactile
Olfactory
2. The root word 'bene' means , as seen in words like 'benevolent' and 'benefactor'.
3. A person who studies the earth's surface and physical features is called a .
Match each root word with its correct meaning.
4. Mal
a. Water
5. Aqua
b. Bad, evil
6. Bio
c. Life
7. Explain how understanding the root word 'chrono' (time) helps you understand the meaning of 'chronological' and 'anachronism'.
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
8. The speaker's voice was barely from the back of the large hall.
9. The ancient was carefully preserved in the museum.
10. Drivers must be careful to yield to in crosswalks.
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